Monthly Archives: February 2024

Leap Day — Jump for Joy!

Posted on February 29, 2024 by bullersbackporch

Every 4 years, we get an extra day on our calendars — February 29th, known as Leap Day! It’s an elegantly awkward attempt to bring our solar calendar back into alignment with the lunar cycle. I’d explain it further but … Continue reading →

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Songs of Will T. Massey — “Forever in Love with You”

Posted on February 27, 2024 by bullersbackporch

Even during’s Will self-imposed exile, he kept writing. No surprise then, when he emerged with new tunes ready to release. First recorded on Alone, this song also appears on Letters in the Wind with a richer, fuller sound thanks to … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Death…

Posted on February 25, 2024 by bullersbackporch

Not that we were. Not that anyone does. We rarely do. Most people studiously avoid even saying the word “death,” opting for euphemisms instead even when death occurs. Talking about death remains one of our last social  taboos — it’s … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday — Words

Posted on February 22, 2024 by bullersbackporch

I wrote these two pieces over 40 years ago — only now sharing them. snow steps in windy dusklight sometimes I know I’m dying white trailing fingry lines wind whisking away — not a cold feeling not numb, as huddled … Continue reading →

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Life Hack: Escape All Blame

Posted on February 19, 2024 by bullersbackporch

Here’s how it works: blame it on Charlie. Blame it all on Charlie. It’s not your fault! It’s all Charlie’s fault! Really, he told me so himself many years ago. Simply put, Charlie offered to take all blame for everything, … Continue reading →

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Songs of Will T. Massey — “Bus Depot Song”

Posted on February 16, 2024 by bullersbackporch

Will has written enough songs I will probably keep discovering “new” tracks and sharing them here for years to come. Many of the songs he wrote while his schizophrenia kept him under the radar, recording them on whatever portable cassette … Continue reading →

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Happy Mardi Gras!

Posted on February 13, 2024 by bullersbackporch

“Laissez les bons temps rouler!” or in English: “Let the Good Times Roll!’  Today is Fat Tuesday, culminating the Mardi Gras season of pre-Lenten wanton revelry. It’s celebrated all over the world but nobody celebrates it quite like New Orleans. … Continue reading →

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Tethered to my Diabetes

Posted on February 10, 2024 by bullersbackporch

“I’m a diabetic — but I’m not very good at it.” That’s how I tend to tell people about my condition. Despite a family history of diabetes, my basic reaction to my own diagnosis has been denial. One of my only … Continue reading →

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Feeling Sluggish

Posted on February 7, 2024 by bullersbackporch

Austin Kleon recently wrote about a sudden fascination with snails, both live snails but even more fascinating, snails in medieval — and modern — manuscript marginalia. I can identify with snails, as I often work on this blog at a figurative … Continue reading →

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